Today marks the launch of the Government's Smarter Regulation Review. UK businesses and the public are being asked to send ideas on how environmental rules and regulations can be drawn together and made easier to locate. This will make it simpler and cheaper for businesses to comply with regulations.
Regulation has an important role to play in improving the environment, and more user-...
The IES has been working with other professional bodies over the past two months to ensure that environmental policy is underpinned by sound...
The IES champions the crucial role communication of environmental science research has in ensuring the well-being of humanity now and in the...
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22 May 2013
A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of global warming and climate change has revealed an overwhelming consensus among scientists that recent warming is human-caused.
The study is the most comprehensive yet and...
02 May 2013
The Supreme Court has declared that the Government is failing in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution. This landmark decision in ClientEarth’s case is a departure from the judgments of the lower courts and paves...
25 April 2013
The IES is pleased to announce that this year's Burntwood speaker will be Professor Julia Slingo.
Julia Slingo is the Met Office Chief Scientist and has responsibility for their scientific research and development. She also represents the office on...
18 April 2013
The Institute of Air Quality Management is pleased to announce the re-launch of its website, www.iaqm.co.uk. The new website is part of a re-branding exercise for the organisation as it becomes the authoritative voice for air quality.
The new...
16 April 2013
The IES has signed two separate letters sent to Michael Gove urging him to keep sustainability in the National Curriculum objectives.
The IES is concerned that dropping the teaching of sustainability and climate change from the curriculum for under...
04 April 2013
The environment and natural resource management can play a crucial part in tackling the economic, social and environmental challenges that face Wales. This is according to Peter Matthews, Chairman of the new organisation Natural Resources Wales,...




